Whats on my food?

All that hardwork isn’t in vain. This should give you enough reason to go all out in your garden.

Pick your poison.

Food product Contaminant pesticides
Apples Diphenylamine, Captan, Endosulfan, Phosmet, Azinphos-methyl
Bananas Diazinon, Thiabendazone, Carbaryl
Bell Peppers Methamidophos, Chlorpyrifos, Dimethoate, Acephate, Endosulfan
Broccoli DCPA, Methamidophos, Demeton, Dimethoate, Parathion
Cabbage Methamidophos, Dimethoate, Fenvalerate, Permethrin, BHC
Cantaloupes Methamidophos, Endosulfan, Chlorothalonil, Dimethoate, Methyl Parathion
Carrots DDT, Trifluralin, Parathion, Diazinon, Dieldrin
Cauliflower Methamidophos, Endosulfan, Dimethoate, Chlorothalonil, Diazion
Celery Dicloran, Chlorothalonil, Endosulfan, Acephate, Methamidophos
Cherries Parathion, Malathion, Captan, Dicloran, Diazinon
Corn Sulfallate, Carbaryl, Chlorpyrifos, Dieldrin, Lindane
Cucumbers Methamidophos, Endosulfan, Dieldrin, Chlorpyrifos, Dimethoate
Grapefruit Thiabendazole, Ethion, Methidathion, Chlorobenzilate, Carbaryl
Grapes Captan, Dimethoate, Dicloran, Carbaryl, Iprodione
Green Beans Dimethoate, Methamidophos, Endosulfan, Acephate, Chlorothalonil
Lettuce Mevinphos, Endosulfan, Permethrin, Dimethoate, Methomyl
Onions DCPA, DDT, Ethion, Diazinon, Malathion
Oranges Methidathion, Chlorpyrifos, Ethion, Parathin, Carbary
Peaches Dicloran, Captan, Parathion, Carbaryl, Endosulfan
Pears Azinphos-methyl, Cyhexatin, Phosmet, Endosulfan, Ethion
Potatoes DDT, Chlorpropham, Dieldrin, Aldicarb, Chlordane
Spinach Endosuslfan, DDT, Methomyl, Methamidophos, Dimethoate
Strawberries Captan, Vinclozolin, Endosulfan, Methamidophos, Methyl Parathion
Sweet Potatoes Dicloran, DDT, Phosmet, Dieldrin, BHC
Tomatoes Methamidophos, Chlorpyrifos, Chlorothalonilo, Permethrin, Dimethoate
Watermelon Methamidophos, Chlorothalonil, Dimethoate, Carbaryl, Captan


Whys that so bad?
Trade name Long-term effects
Camphechlor Cancer suspect, toxic to fish, very persistent
Chlordane/Heptachlor Leukemia suspect, toxic to wildlife, very persistent
Chlordimeform Cancer suspect, bladder damage, toxic to wildlife
DBCP Cancer risk, male sterility, persists in water
DDT Cancer causing, damage to liver, nerve, brain, extremely persistent, toxic to wildlife
Aldrin/Dieldrin/Endrin Cancer suspect, birth defects, very persistent, toxic to wildlife
EDB Potent cancer cause, birth defects, lung, liver damage, very persistent
BHC/Lindane Proven cancer cause, miscarriage, leukemia suspect, very persistent, toxic to fish
Paraquat No antidote, lung scarring
Endosulfan Nervous system damage
PCP Nervous system damage, liver damage, skin disease
2,4,5-T Potent cancer cause, birth defects, toxic to fish, very persistent

In Memory.